Trying to make sense of Borussia Dortmund's perfect start to 2023
Edin Terzic has made a number of changes to his side since the winter break and they seem to be working wonders for the Westfalen side.
Borussia Dortmund continued their truly remarkable start to 2023 with an important 2-1 win over RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Friday night. Not only did the victory take Edin Terzic’s side’s perfect run to 10 wins in a row, but it also put a huge dent in a domestic rival’s chances of making a late run for the league title and ensured the Westfalen side continued to keep pace with Bayern Munich.
Indeed, there’s really no other way to describe Dortmund’s form in 2023 other than to simply call it “perfect”. Since the turn of the year Terzic’s side have picked up 24 points from 24 in the Bundesliga, a massive seven more than the next best club Union Berlin and have in turn made up a huge eight points on Bayern. And there’s every chance that by this time tomorrow, Dortmund will be in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating a poor and chaotic Chelsea side.
So what’s behind Drotmund’s sudden change in fortunes on the pitch and can we pinpoint what exactly Terzic has done to quickly turn the club around from top six has-beens to genuine title contenders? Let’s take a look.
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